The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-06-16
CURRENT COMMENT.
THE EDITOR REMARKS UPON IN
TERESTING TOPICS, HERE, and
THERE, land EVERY WHERE,
Ney's Poem. Ddath of Mr.. Hale. Two
of Winston'S Citizens. The An
niston Bank. Intellectual North
Carolina,

One by one they are crossing ov-I
er into the sileet land, the land of
the great dead. Last week it was
genial, cultured journalist. Mr..
Kingsbury Of the Wilmington Star
says:
"It is our old college mate and
friend, Major Peter NJ Hale. God
grant to smooth his passage to bet
ter world and may His benediction
and grace rest upon him and his
daughters now and always
\ correspondent of the Western
(Cin. Tobacco Journals, has this to
say of one of our Townsmen, show
ing that we have both clever citi
zens and a healthy climate.
Mr.. Garland Webb, who a few
years ago went to Winston, n c.,
from Durham, n c., more dead
than alive, is waxing corpulent if
not rich. He is one of the auction
eers of the Tobacco market, and he
is a pivotal one it might seem, as
his tongue seems to work like a nee
die on a compass. He has style
of crying bids that might lead one
to infer he was originally a Baptist
preacher. Withal, he is a genial
fellow.
Rev. Mr.. Lacey, we are glad to
know has declined the call to Fayette-
vile. In his stead goes Rev Mr.
Atkinson, of Baltimore, great
nephew of our great bishop Atkin-
son.
The Admission (Ala.) IVatchmon
has the following to say about bank
in which two of our former citizens
are interested:
From a circular issued to our bus
mess men and depositors of money
which we print below, it will be seen
| that the bank of Admission is now
ready for business Our city has
for some time been in need of addi-
tioual banking capital, and all will
rejoice to know that this deficiency
has been supplied.
This institution is most ably of
fcered. Mr.. James Il. Draper, the
president, is well known all over this
section Of country as one Of the SAT-
est but most conservative of business
men. He has for years most sue
cessfully managed the large banking
business Of Draper, Son & Co., al
Oxford. Mr.. w. G. Ledbetter, vice
president, is !; man who is most wide
| ly known and admired. He ha,
made a fortune in the manufacture
of tobacco at Winston, n. c., anc
/ it is said that this has been replen-
ished by over 100000 which hC
has recently made in Admission rea
estate transactions. Mr. {. d
Woodruff, the cashier, is Il mos
pleasant, atfable and courteous gen
tleman. He has been serving II
this capacity for several years in OK.
ford and his abilities have been tl'
cause of his transfer here
/ The directors are J. r. Draper
r. J. Riddle, J. III. Ledbetter, X
\. Warnock, j. NJ. Ledbctter, JOIN
NJ. Caldwell, and S. Ullman, anc
we think our..readers will agree witt
Us that q more representative bod,
of gentlemen could not have been
selected.
The Goldsboro Messenger las
week published scholarly and mos
interesting article on intellectual
North Carolina. We make extracts
. Theo. III. Hill and john Henr,
, Boner, the one in North Carolina
the other in New York. abide Will
, US, we trust, to do more and NOR
delicate, subtle and fnely-wrough
lyrical work. Here is the fines
field for the modern poet. Th
: days Of the epic-of Dante anc
5 Milton-are perhaps gone forever
The age is quick in movement anc
heroic chiefly in moral endeavor
The place even Of the drama is no
so well assured as formerly. 1t
the short poems, the odes, the songs
y the ballads, that strike deepest int
the popular heart Then, we say